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Oct 7, 2022 52 min

Put Down the Shiny Objects | Laurens D #1 | 9.13.22

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Laurens and Dhammarato talking about living in the here and now. #beinginthemoment #buddhadhamma #satisfaction See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWesoEwRHkc Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Confusion and loneliness; nobles and others; waking up to the lies you’ve been told 14:55 Looking for something you don’t have; putting down the shiny objects 16:52 The four requisites 19:23 A two-step process; seclusion and practice; associating with nobles 23:21 Just completed a six-week retreat; throwing unwholesome thoughts out 27:36 Options for the future; don’t think too far in advance 30:06 Fear: recognising the thoughts that bring it on 33:12 Changing attitude: look at what you are doing and make a change 36:00 Suññata; nobody knows they’ve made it all up 37:56 Dialogue between parent and child; terrifying ourselves with rules and standards 42:46 Feeling nourished and taken care of; thinking of the future; get used to being in the here now 46:05 Sense contact with the world you live in

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